Good afternoon! It is another hot day here today and this heat is causing me not to do much. I have managed to do some things needed to be done but not like I would like. BUT (you knew there would be a but..) I would rather be this way than freezing in the cold winter time. Yes, even as bad as it is I would. My cat is confused. She can't decide if she wants in or out and most all day yesterday I begged her to stay inside she kept wanting outside. My dog follows me everywhere I go in the house. He is smart and doesn't even WANT to go outside unless of course I do. You hear him crying if you leave him in a room by himself. He's been this way ever since we returned from our trip. Poor boy, he really missed us. My sister told me he would sit in the middle of the drive way after she would feed him and cry. She would tell him he could come with her and he would go to her house for a while sitting on their front porch. He is such a good companion and we love him so much.
Elena's first day of school I think went well. It's hard to tell with her. She keeps things to herself to all of a sudden something will be revealed when she's having a 'moment'. She did make a comment that the boy who bullied her for most of the school year last year was on a different hall and she gave a big "YES" as she said it with a big smile on her face. But other than the comment about him that was the only source of emotion she showed one way or another. Last night when she came home from her Schmooney rehearsal she told us that they didn't have anyone to play the rabbit. I immediately thought of my niece Victoria who would LOVE to be a part of it. I emailed the lady coordinating the program and waiting to hear if they would like to see her at tonight's rehearsal. I hope so because Victoria was all excited when Elena and called and told her. She's such a sweetheart too.
Tomorrow is the first ladies bible study meeting and we were told to do the first weeks homework before tomorrow. I did mine yesterday and as I closed on the final day of questions and reading I felt that this will be a study I will find myself not in my comfort zone. It asks a lot of questions and really digs deep into your personality just like 'Believing God' study by Beth Moore when she had us doing our autobiography. Then I received a call from a very good friend of mine and she expressed anxiety about this study. She even said if she doesn't complete it not to take it personally. This is the first study we have ever done that I also felt it was going to be a challenge but maybe the first week is not a preview of the rest. I convinced her to give it a try with me. The name of the study is: Seeking Him -- Experiencing the joy of personal revival written by Nancy Leigh DeMoss & Tim Grissom with Life Action Ministries. There are 5 1/2 pages of Acknowledgments of this book from known Christian writers and speakers and some music leaders. It may be what she and I truly need right now. My friend battles with a lot of health issues for she has fibromyalgia.
Over the weekend we ran into a lady who was in the bible study Elena and I were attending at the barn where she rides and we found out that one of Elena's instructors was in a serious accident. She was on one of the horses in the field and the horse stepped into a hole causing it to stumble. Maryanne held on to the horses neck to try and retain her balance and the horse threw her off in front of him then ran right over her leaving her. The doctors and family were afraid that she had internal injuries to major organs but praise God she only broke 5 ribs so no surgery was needed. She was in the hospital for 6 days. I spoke with her today and she is doing better but still very sore. Her family is moving this weekend and I am going to help with other ladies primarily from the barn clean her house she sold so she can have that done this Saturday. She is such an inspiration and a wonderful person. Her heritage is American Indian and she is very talented with horses so this is really a strange accident to have happened.
Well, it's time to scoot to get my 7th grader. I will update later if my niece is able to attend the rehearsal tonight.
Love,
Donna